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千里之堤,溃于蚁穴

an ant hole may cause the collapse of a great dike (idiom) / huge damage may result from a moment's negligence
lit. an ant hole may cause the collapse of a great dike (idiom) / fig. huge damage may result from a moment's negligence

Characters and words in 千里之堤,溃于蚁穴

qiān = qi + an1
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qiān = qi + an1
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a thousand miles / a thousand li (i.e. 500 kilometers) / a long distance
= li + Ø3
= li + Ø3
lining / interior / inside / internal / also written 裏|里[li3]
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= li + Ø3
li, ancient measure of length, approx. 500 m / neighborhood / ancient administrative unit of 25 families / (Tw) borough, administrative unit between the township 鎮|镇[zhen4] and neighborhood 鄰|邻[lin2] levels
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zhī = zh + Ø1
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) / him / her / it
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= di + Ø1
dike / Taiwan pr. [ti2]
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= di + Ø1
kuì = ku + ei4
to be dispersed / to break down / to fester / to ulcerate
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huì = hu + ei4
used in 潰膿|溃脓[hui4 nong2] / Taiwan pr. [kui4]
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kuì = ku + ei4
(bound form) (of floodwaters) to break through a dam or dike / (bound form) to break through (a military encirclement) / (bound form) to be routed; to be overrun; to fall to pieces / (bound form) to fester; to ulcerate
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= yu + Ø2
to go / to take / sentence-final interrogative particle / variant of 於|于[yu2]
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= yu + Ø2
(of time or place) in; at; on / (indicating any indirect relation) to; toward; vis-à-vis; with regard to; for / (indicating a source) from; out of / (used in comparison) than / (used in the passive voice) by
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= y + Ø3
xué = xu + e2
cave / cavity / hole / acupuncture point / Taiwan pr. [xue4]
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Words with 千里之堤,溃于蚁穴

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